A number of web sites have information about medical problems and treatments, although it can be difficult to know which sites are reputable. Information provided by the National Institutes of Health, national medical societies and some other well-established organizations are often reliable sources of information, although the frequency with which they are updated is variable.

ANATOMY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungsandbreathing.html

Asthma
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/have_asthma.pdf
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html

Asthma action plan:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/asthma_actplan.pdf
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/actionplan_text.htm
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/asthma_walletcard.pdf
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/walletcard_text.htm

Asthma Inhalation Technique:
• National Library of Medicine
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Lung Health Education Program
• American Lung Association
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
• American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Cancer:
• National Cancer Institute
• The American Society of Clinical Oncology
• The American Cancer Society
• Lung Cancer Alliance

Cough:
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cough.html
• http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/cough/index.php

COPD
• http://www.nlhep.org/books/Advice_COPDpatient.pdf
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/index.htm
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/campaign-materials/pub/copd-patient.pdf
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/copdchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease.html
• http://www.nlhep.org/pdfs/saveyourbreath.pdf
• http://nihseniorhealth.gov/copd/toc.html

COPD Patient Info:
• National Library of Medicine
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Lung Health Education Program
• American Lung Association

COPD Treatments:
• National Library of Medicine
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Lung Health Education Program
• American Lung Association
• Alpha-1 Foundation

emphysema:
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/emphysema.html

flu:
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/flu.html

HOW DO LUNGS WORK:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hlw/hlw_what.html
• http://www.nlhep.org/lung_intro.html
• http://www.nlhep.org/spirom1.html

lung disease:
• http://www.lungusa.org/
• http://www.aaaai.org/patients.stm
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungdiseases.html

PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR INHALED DEVICES:
• http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/inhaledDevices.php

PLEURAL DISORDERS:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pnu/pnu_whatis.html

Pulmonary EMBOLISM:
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pulmonaryembolism.html

Pulmonary FIBROSIS:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ipf/ipf_whatis.html
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pulmonaryfibrosis.html

Pulmonary htn:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pah/pah_what.html
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pulmonaryhypertension.html

Pulmonary Treatment:
• National Library of Medicine
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

SARCOIDOSIS:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/sarc/sar_whatis.html
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sarcoidosis.html

Sleep Disorder:
• www.sleepeducation.com
• www.sleepeducation.blogspot.com
• www.americaninsomniaassociation.org
• www.zerenitysleep.com
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• National Sleep Foundation
• American Sleep Apnea Association
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/pslp_fs.pdf
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthysleepfs.pdf
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthy_sleep.pdf

Sleep apnea:
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_WhatIs.html
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sleepapnea.html
• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr/index.htm

Smoking:
• http://www.nlhep.org/smoking.html
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking.html

Snoring:
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/snoring.html

TUBERCULOSIS:
• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html

Anatomy Of The Respiratory System >
Asthma >
Asthma Action Plan >
Asthma Inhalation Technique >
Cancer >
Cough >
COPD >
COPD Patient Info >
COPD Treatments >
Emphysema >
Flu >
How Do Lungs Work >
Lung Disease >
Patient Instructions For Inhaled Devices>
Pleural Disorders >
Pulm Embolism >
Pulm Fibrosis >
Pulm HRN >
Sarcoidosis >
Sleep Disorder >
Sleep Epnea >
Smoking >
Snoring >
Tuberculosis >